Rise and Ruin - Fortunes of Skyrim

⚖️ RISE & RUIN ⚖️

A dynamic economy and politics mod for Skyrim SE / AE / VR

📜 What is this?

Player actions and the wider world both visibly reshape the province over time. Rob a merchant and his stock thins out. Let a mine run dry and the blacksmith who depends on it slows down. Let regional threat climb and refugees start showing up in the nearest safe hold, while people in the unsafe holds beg for coin. 

🔨 Invest in a struggling blacksmith and watch his stall recover.

⚔️ Let a bandit gang run unchecked and watch a town empty out.

You never see a simulation running. You see consequences:

• []🪨 A merchant's shelves are thin because the mine that supplies his ore ran dry[/]

  []⛏️ A mine has no workers left[/]

  []🐎 A caravan arrives light on stock, or skips its usual stop, because the roads aren't safe[/]

  []🌾 A farmer is poorer after a failed harvest[/]

  []🛡️ A city can't pay all its guards[/]

  []🧳 Refugees turn up in the nearest safe hold[/]

  []🪙 People in unsafe holds beg for coin[/]

  []⚔️ The Civil War itself ripples into hold prosperity and unrest[/]

  []💬 A bystander mentions why (10,000 lines of dialog)[/]

✨ Main features

🗣️ Rumor dialogue layer

A hold's merchant, tavern, gossip and guard dialogue react to everything above. Dialogue for all NPCs. Almost 10,000 lines across political classes, and lore-specific lines for over 100 Skyrim characters themselves, and lines for ALL Companions.

💰 Economy

⛏️ Mine depletion

Ore is extracted over time. A depleted mine cascades into its linked blacksmith's restock delay and everyone else who depended on it.

Perhaps they find a new vein, but towns and villages will suffer from short supply until then.

🔨 Supply chains

Each blacksmith's ore is tied to a specific nearby mine. Low stock means he has to pay for a delivered restock that takes days to arrive.

Visit the mine yourself and see what the issue is. A mine plagued with goblins is no place for the miners to work. Restore the routes.

🌾 Crop failure

Seasonal farm crop possibilities. A failed harvest can put a farmer's family into hardship, draining his wealth, and effects nearby towns.

Lend them a hand, and perhaps your cumulative work will get them back in shape!

🗡️ Merchant robberies

Gold loss is proportional to theft severity. Holds that are in turmoil will have less funds to pay their guards. Keep the thieves at bay by lending a hand to a failing hold. When paired with Pickpockets of Skyrim, it's quite an interesting atmosphere.

🐪 Trade caravans

The higher the regional threat, the thinner the stock. Caravans can also skip their usual stop, and resupply takes longer.

Maybe it's a group of bandits, or creatures who are plaguing the area. Keep the trade routes clear, and benefit from special travelers along the road.

🥊 Business competition

Rival merchants stock and standing shift with your patronage, supply chain markets, and how many times they've been robbed. The loser can eventually close their shop. Future versions will allow player and NPCs to lease or purchase the shops, and hire staff.

🤝 Store investment

A Speech perk bonus. Invested merchants, blacksmiths, and taverns get a lasting prosperity bonus, faster restocks, and better stock. Perhaps your actions alone could help a city stave off famine.

🕶️ Black market

Crime reactive pricing for fences and smugglers. Crackdowns push black-market prices up, and legitimate prices down.

You'll find fences across the lands of Skyrim; often ill tempered merchants down on their luck.

🗺️ Specialization and trade routes

Each hold exports a specialty good. Two-way caravan routes move it between holds, disrupted by regional threat. There are many routes in total between all the holds, though most spread out to nearby holds first.

💹 Dynamic prices for goods

The price for everything